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From left, Shelia Lankford, Tonisha Jones and Resa Jenkins attend a candlelight vigil held for 17-year-old Deaudre Orlando Johnson, who died of a gunshot wound Tuesday morning. The vigil was held in the circular drive at the Columbia Housing Authority Administration building Tuesday evening.

A candlelight vigil was held at 7 p.m. Tuesday near the site where DeAudre Orlando Johnson, 17, was shot Monday night. Johnson died Tuesday morning, making his the second shooting death in the past two weeks.

Gov. Jay Nixon called for funding of a program providing aid to more than 2,000 blind Missourians to be restored. The program is in danger of being eliminated to restore Nixon's cuts to higher education.

This generation and future generation should continue to fight for women's rights, in remembrance of the women who gathered at Seneca Falls Convention and stood for equal rights, and preserve the rights.

Five Missouri batters were hit by pitches in the team's 10-7 victory over North Dakota on Tuesday. Missouri's pitchers didn't fare much better, hitting four batters of their own. Brannon Champagne contributed five RBIs in the win.

Engineering student Marc Canellas helped to organize the symposium to address the intersection of politics and science, and how the two fields can better work together to achieve efficient public policy.

Columbia residents are invited to a Neighborhood Congress event this Saturday in the City Hall. The event will include discussion on the city's new comprehensive plan, Neighborhood Response Team and other issues.